stopover

[ stop-oh-ver ]

/ ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /

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noun

a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.

such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.

RELATED WORDS

delay, pause, stop, halt, breather

Nearby words

stopes, stopgap, stoping, stoplight, stoplight party, stopover, stoppable, stoppage, stoppage time, stoppard, stoppard, tom

Origin of stopover

First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over

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Examples from the Web for stopover

What was once just a stopover point quickly became a destination in its own right.
The Lost Libraries of the Sahara‬|Nina Strochlic|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a stopover in Paris—she briefly worked as a subway busker, singing in Arabic for tips—Grout returned to Morocco.
Boston Irish Girl Jennifer Grout Is The Unexpected Star Of ‘Arabs Got Talent’|Michael Pizzi|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cluster of 770 islands lying 300 miles off South America once served as a stopover for whale and seal hunters.
The Falklands, Always Contested, Inspire Fresh English-Argentine Squabble|Mac Margolis|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Does your holiday travel include a stopover at an airport from hell?
Airports From Hell, 2010|The Daily Beast|November 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Obama hugged Giannoulias at the president's stopover in Quincy, Illinois Wednesday.
Obama's Awkward Homecoming|Richard Wolffe, Samuel P. Jacobs|April 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Almost all towns have stopover books nowadays, and a good thing, too.
Stopover|William Gerken
Stopover at Sanger may be obtained without extra charge; stage fare to Park, round trip, $8.00.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Her stopover seemed quite extended already, for a casual visit in the course of a routine patrol cruise.
Industrial Revolution|Poul William Anderson
She had learned that the tickets permitted a stopover in Vienna.
The Slim Princess|George Ade
We are bound for San Francisco, with a stopover at Nagasaki.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for stopover

stopover

/ (ˈstɒpˌəʊvə) /

noun

a stopping place on a journey

verb stop over

(intr, adverb) to make a stopover

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